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Eric Deters files defamation lawsuit against Kimberly Guilfoyle

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Republican donor Eric Deters filed a defamation lawsuit against Kimberly Guilfoyle and her legal team in Kentucky state court on Thursday, after they disputed his allegations that she asked him for $100,000 to help with the Trump administration prior to her Senate confirmation hearing for an ambassadorship to Greece. In response to Deters’s claims, Guilfoyle's attorneys told the Wall Street Journal that Deters owed money to Guilfoyle for traveling and supporting patriotic events, which Deters denies in his lawsuit.

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Eric Deters, a Republican donor and longtime Trump supporter, has filed a defamation lawsuit against Kimberly Guilfoyle and her legal team in Kentucky state court after she resigned from her position as U.S. ambassador to Greece following allegations of corruption. The lawsuit stems from alleged text messages published by the Wall Street Journal that suggested Guilfoyle asked Deters for $100,000 to pay off an American Express credit card bill in exchange for political favors. In a statement accompanying his lawsuit, Deters accused Guilfoyle and her lawyers of falsely claiming he owed money to her. Guilfoyle's legal team denied these allegations, stating that she was owed a balance for traveling to patriotic events, which Deters denies. The controversy led President Trump to request Guilfoyle’s resignation, leading to her stepping down from the ambassadorship on Tuesday.

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Eric Deters, the Republican donor who accused Kimberly Guilfoyle of asking him to wire her $100,000 to pay her American Express bill in exchange for her help with the Trump administration ahead of her Senate confirmation hearing, has filed a defamation lawsuit against Guilfoyle and her legal team.

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🔮 "Kim Guilfoyle and her lawyers claimed my allegations were false and they would defend the allegations vigorously," Deters wrote in a statement accompanying his lawsuit.

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Eric Deters files defamation lawsuit against Kimberly Guilfoyle · assertive framing

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who → accuse → Guilfoyle

Guilfoyle was of her ambassadorship to Greece earlier this week, announcing her resignation Tuesday. asserted

Guilfoyle → announce → resignation

Guilfoyle's team publicly disputed the authenticity of Deters shared with multiple news outlets, including CBS News. asserted

team → dispute → News

Deters filed the lawsuit in Kentucky state court on Thursday. asserted

Deters → file → Thursday

Deters said Guilfoyle's legal team issued a statement to the Wall Street Journal claiming Deters owed Guilfoyle money and did not fulfill his obligations. asserted

Deters → say → obligations

The Journal published part of her attorney's statement, that Guilfoyle "was owed a balance for traveling to and supporting these patriotic events," which Deters denies. asserted

Deters → publish → which

"Kim Guilfoyle and her lawyers claimed my allegations were false and they would defend the allegations vigorously," Deters wrote in a statement accompanying his lawsuit. asserted

Deters → claim → lawsuit

CBS News has reached out to the attorneys named in the lawsuit — Jesse Binnall and David M. Schwartz — for comment. asserted

News → reach → comment